1903

The Wright’s First Flight At one point in time, the thought of manned flight seemed out of this world and impossible. Nobody even dared to attempt it because it was looked at as something completely absurd and something that could never be achieved. The Progressive Era was all about reform or making changes to improve and better the country itself. Nobody saw coming the huge changes and impacts that these two men were going to make. Little did anyone know that soon Orville and Wilbur, the…

While studying he composed some of his fame works which are the Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899); in 1901 he composed a piece that was dedicated to Gabriel Fauré who was a French Romantic composer, organist, pianist and teacher. In 1903, he composed two pieces which are the Jeux d'eau a, the String Quartet, which is played in F major and follows four movements. In 1904, for the solo piano he composed The Sonatine, the Miroirs in 1905 and the Gaspard de la nuit in 1908. The orchestral…

creations like the heart lung machine. Due to John Heysham Gibbon Jr.’s invention of a heart-lung machine, Gibbon was able to perform the first successful intercardiac surgery, also known as open heart surgery. Born in Philadelphia on September 29, 1903, Gibbon was born to John Heysham Gibbon Sr., a surgeon, and Marjorie Gibbon (Shumacker, 1982). Later in his life, he earned his B.A. from Princeton University in 1923, and his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1927 (Knight,…

Andrew Carnegie, a first-class American who netted millions of dollars in the late 1800s, encouraged and inspired wealthy citizens, through his essays, to donate money to charities, public service agencies, educational institutions, and more. In his entire lifetime, he accumulated more than 390 million dollars, which would amount to over four billion dollars today. Ninety percent of that was donated to charities and foundations, supporting over 2,500 libraries and hundreds of venues for concerts…

The ford car company is the most valuable car brand worldwide. The company generated under just 150 billion in revenue in 2015 and, in 2014 up from 144 billion dollars. (“The statistic Portal”) .Henry Ford is a Native Michigan who created the Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford is the designer of the Model T car back in 1908 and went to develop the assembly line mode of production (“Biography”) . Henry ford is one of the most influential figures in American history because he single handedly…

After Effy McDougall died in 1906, her husband Malcolm lived for another 6 years. Annabella 's father had lived 93 years finally succumbing to old age in his Foley home with its beaver meadow nearby, showing the McDougall genes for longevity. Murdoch 's life was much calmer than his Watts namesake. He had two children by his first wife Isabella Liness, Flora in 1878 and Murdoch Wilder in 1885. He still could have his share of trouble however. As he had done 15 years previously Murdoch had to…

In his dissent in the Lottery Case, 188 U.S. 321 (1903), Chief Justice Fuller makes the assertion that “Our form of government may remain notwithstanding legislation or decision, but, as long ago observed, it is with governments, as with religions: the form may survive the substance of the faith.” Although at first Fuller’s comparison between governments and religions seems strange, upon closer examination the statement reappears as legitimate point. Essentially, to understand Fuller’s quote in…

Former slaves showed their loyalty, by taking care of the white families, they showed patience and faithfulness and if they give them a chance they will continue to show their loyalty. In 1903, W.E.B Dubois published an essay in response to Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise speech. W.E.B Dubois was one of the people who led the NAACP Association and the Nigeria Movement. The Nigeria Movement and NAACP are black civil right organizations…

umpiring crew, marketing negotiation’s, labor, and television contracts (MLB, n.d.). The name Commissioner is derived from its predecessor office, The National Commission. It was the ruling body of professional baseball with the National Agreement of 1903, which brought peace to the National…

attraction perspective of one scene in a film. The last of the pioneers during this growing film movement would be Edwin S. Porter. Porter‘s film direction was influence quite a bit of Méliès’ work. In the film Life of an American Fire (Edwin S. Porter, 1903), he uses the same cross-cutting techniques from Méliès’ work to create a narrative of continued…